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My Original Character 'Nephele' and Her Narrative in My Music

Since beginning my 'Nephele' project earlier this year, I've taken it upon myself as an artist to not only release sonically unique music, but a meaningful, complex story to go along with it. This post will be a deep dive into my thought process while creating the storyline.

Who is 'Nephele'?

Art depicting Greek Goddess 'Nephele' by Francie Klopotic

Nephele is a Greek cloud nymph that among other things, represents duality as well as the dark, mistrustful side of men. She was originally created by Zeus in the image of his wife, Hera, as a test for Ixion, who lusted after Hera. Later on, she was abandoned by her husband for another woman.

She was a woman created by and disposed of by men.

As such, I decided to name my character after her. My Nephele represents the dichotomy between escapism vs. reality in a young woman’s mind, brought on by society’s failure to her and the crushing hardships brought on by living under the patriarchy.

She is a 21 year old stripper and her story takes place around 1987.

She was a rebellious, troubled teenager.

She is running from her feeling of constant misplacement, struggling with the power dynamics between herself and men around her.

She is critical of the imperfect world, and as such, wields a very artistic mind.

She dreams up stories impossible to come true. Stories where she feels loved above all else, stories where she’s the heroin and the world rearranges itself to suit her needs and desires. It’s medicine to her, to numb the pain of reality. 

She struggles with self-worth and self-criticism, social anxiety and depression.

Her ultimate goal is to become a star, a famous singer.

Key Inspirations for the Nephele Project

Nephele is a hopeless romantic at heart, but rather than an easy, happy love story, the ones that grip her are the tragic, heart-wrenching ones instead.

Dance of the Damned (1989) is a movie about a rather existential conversation that takes place between a suicidal stripper and an immortal vampire who wants her as his next meal. Through this movie, I was inspired by the themes of power dynamics and the idea that

Romeo and Juliet (1968) is one of my absolute favorite movies. The idea for inspiration here is that Nephele uses this movie as a basis for all of the daydreams she has about love--they are sad, dramatic, and full of passion that defies fate. Such a love is what she craves; to be wanted so badly that destiny itself is ignored in pursuit of her.

The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is another one of my all-time favorites. The inspiration taken from this movie has to do partly in the actual sound of my music as well as the characterization of Nephele's antagonist. Sonically, I really liked the dramatic string bass, the synths, and the organ used in the score for the movie, so I incorporate those elements into the songs for this project. The Phantom himself influneced the character design I created for Nephele's antagonist, a masked man named 'the Music Man', whom I will talk about in another post.

Sound Design of 'NEPHELE: Act I'

'NEPHELE: Act I' is the name of the first album in my Nephele project, which will be coming out on October 13th (a Friday for the extra spooky vibes), 2023.

I have always loved 80s music, and so that was the very foundation for the sound on this album.

In terms of specific musical inspirations, I have a mix of modern & 80s artists such as: a-ha, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Modern Talking, Lana Del Rey, The Neighbourhood, MARINA, and Billie Eilish to name a few.

Artists like The Cure and a-ha have influenced me the most in terms of sound, while Lana Del Rey (I grew up on 2013-2016 Tumblr, so of course she raised me) has inspired the way I write lyrics.

The genres that this project falls under are Synthpop, New Romantic, New Wave, Alt-Pop, Dream Pop, and Darkwave predominantly

You can see these inspirations amalgamate yourself in some of the songs I have pre-released for this album here:

'DANCE of the DAMNED' is my most recent release, and it's the fifth full song off of the upcoming 'NEPHELE: Act I' album.

I'll explain in a future post what this song in particular is about!

My Hopes for Nephele

As an artist, part of the thrill is putting your work out there for everyone to perceive. It's a scary thing to do, because your creation isn't just your own as soon as it's out in the world, and it isn't up to you how others receive it. While this admittedly intimidates me, I also find it cool. You can relate to my music and art in ways that I didn't necessarily intend, but that fit you better.

With that being said, my intentions for Nephele are that she represents a desire for something more, something better, the deep-seeded need to be loved, and the sensation of missing something unidentifiable inside. 

She is a comfort character and a voice for any woman who feels incomplete, who is dissatisfied with life and who dreams of being more and being strong, who feels the weight of the world on her shoulders and want to make it a better place but feels powerless to do so. 

She is a representation of the journey of self-discovery and a journey of self-mastery.

She creates a space for maladaptive, daydreaming women

She opens the conversation for why we feel the need to self-soothe through fantastical creations of art and stories.

She is a voice for the quiet girl/woman with an overactive-imagination.

If you made it to the end of this post, I thank you sincerely for caring enough to read through it all! I hope it resonated with you in some way, and that if you do decide to check my music out, it does the same!

Keep in touch with me on other platforms:

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TikTok

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Website

(Oh, and p.s., I do have a new song coming out on September 15th called 'the MUSIC MAN', if you would like to pre-save it! Post to come elaborating on the track :) )

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Janet Jackson ⏤ Rhythm Nation

Rhythm Nation 1814  |  1989

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The Making of the 'wish upon a STAR' Music Video

As an independent musician and label owner, it can be a huge challenge to make visual representations of my music while on a strict budget. Since 'wish upon a STAR' was the opening single meant to introduce my new Nephele concept and storyline, I figured it would be good to make a music video for it to give it a strong start, as opposed to a lyric video.

I scouted a really cool bike path far away from a road that looked just like a paved street, so I put on a white dress inspired by the 80s, curled my hair, and packed up my props before driving out to the location with my Mom, Dad, and sister.

This is my little sister, Larissa, who filmed the music video entirely herself. I"m so grateful for her help and she did an amazing job. She also is my photographer & is overall insanely talented.

I wanted a really simple one-take music video, so I directed her to film me while walking backwards as I walked forwards with the lantern in my hand, and she captured my vision perfectly!

Behind the scenes photo of us waiting for the sun to go down (I wanted the shot to be at dusk since it fit my aesthetic way more. It might not look like it, but it was freezing outside and I didn't bring a jacket.)

Here is a gorgeous shot of my mom & I walking the path I was going to follow while filming. She helped out a lot too, so thank you mom <3

Here is my sister and I working to get the timing & pacing right on the walks as soon as the sun set.

After we did four takes, we packed it up and got some hot drinks because we were icicles at that point.

Then, I edited the footage together and did some color-correcting (I needed it to still be a little darker), then I put the titles in to mimic what you'd see in some 80s-style horror movie as well as a VHS-style filter to make it all more vintage-feeling.

And there you have it! An in-depth look at how the music video for my single 'wish upon a STAR' was made.

If you made it this far, thank you so much, and if you liked the vibe of the song, consider checking out my other music, as it's all 80s/new wave style.

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Pre-save my new single, 'the MUSIC MAN' out 9/15

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Bringing back the 80s magic with my cover of Cheri Cheri Lady by Modern Talking! Let’s vibe together! 💃����🎤

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Hello Jenny

Beautiful… could be sisters

Jenny with daughter Constance 

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Good to catch up Jenny 

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